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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Large Board Book & Audio CD Edition

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THE all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life?Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillaris now available for the first time in a new, oversized board book format, perfect for storytime or for playtime. Plus, as an added bonus, it includes a CD of Eric Carle reading his classic story. This fine audio production makes a great listen, and is a fantastic new way to encounter this famous, famished caterpillar.

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Eric Carle

American author and illustrator (1929–2021)

Eric Carle
Carle in 1988
Born	(1929-06-25)June 25, 1929 Syracuse, New York, US
Died	May 23, 2021(2021-05-23) (aged 91) Northampton, Massachusetts, US
Occupation	Author, designer, illustrator
Alma mater
Genre	Children's picture books
Years active	1963–2021
Notable works
Notable awards	Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal 2003
Spouse	Barbara Morrison Carle (m. 1973; died 2015) ^[1]
Children	2

Eric Carle (June 25, 1929 – May 23, 2021) was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books.^[2] His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Carle's career as an illustrator and children's book author accelerated after he collaborated on Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 mill

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I Love Grandpa with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Author Bio

Eric Carle (1929-2021) was one of America’s leading children’s book illustrators and authors. Author of more than seventy books, his picture book career started when Bill Martin Jr invited him to create the illustrations for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? That book went on to sell millions of copies worldwide and Eric soon began writing and illustrating his own books, eventually creating the bestselling classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Born in the United States, Eric also spent many of his early years in Germany where he studied typography and graphic art at the Academy of Applied Art in Stuttgart.Carle was the recipient of many honors including the American Library Association’s Children’s Literature Legacy Award and the Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators. In addition to writing and illustrating books of his own, he also collaborated on several others, including Bill Martin Jr's Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Why Noah Chose the Do